Definitions for ostensiveɒˈstɛn sɪv
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
os•ten•siveɒˈstɛn sɪv(adj.)
clearly or manifestly demonstrative.
Ref: ostensible .
Origin of ostensive:
1595–1605
os•ten′sive•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
ostensive(adj)
manifestly demonstrative
ostensible, ostensive(adj)
represented or appearing as such; pretended
"His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
Wiktionary
ostensive(Adjective)
Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible
ostensive(Adjective)
Clearly demonstrative.
Origin: From ostensif, from ostensivus
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